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Renfrewshire allocates £86m for housing
Renfewshire Council has announced funding that will advance its commitment to provide 1,000 new affordable homes by 2021.Renfewshire Council has announced funding that will advance its commitment to provide 1,000 new affordable homes by 2021.Read Full Article: The...
HS2 boss outlines opportunities for Scottish construction
HS2 CEO Mark Thurston has told a supply chain conference in Glasgow that Scottish businesses can take advantage of thousands of contract opportunities on the project.HS2 CEO Mark Thurston has told a supply chain conference in Glasgow that Scottish businesses can take...
Aecom brings in new MD
Construction consultant and project management firm Aecom has recruited Mark Southwell from Jacobs to be its new managing director, civil infrastructure for the UK and Ireland.Construction consultant and project management firm Aecom has recruited Mark Southwell from...
Wates CEO: May’s deal better for construction
Theresa May’s Brexit deal would be better for business than no deal, the chief executive of Wates has said. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/markets/international/eu-referendum/wates-ceo-mays-deal-better-for-construction/10040547.article
Redrow calls on government to help SMEs hire more apprentices
Housebuilder Redrow has called on the government to help SMEs take on more apprentices after a study showed more than a quarter (27 per cent) do not employ apprentices due to cost pressures. source...
Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘reliant on completion of HS2’
Successful completion of Northern Powerhouse Rail is reliant on the full completion of HS2, a parliamentary committee has been told. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/clients/hs2/northern-powerhouse-rail-reliant-on-completion-of-hs2/10040556.article
Blockbuster Hawk plant auction to raise £40m
Administrators winding up failed plant hire specialist Hawk are putting more than 1,500 items of construction plant and equipment under the hammer. The blockbuster auction will be held over two days at Hawk’s main site in Prees Green in Shropshire and is...
Alun Griffiths go-ahead for £62m Worcester link road
Contractor Alun Griffiths has got the go-ahead to start the fourth and final phase of the A4440 Worcester Southern Link Road. Today roads minister Jesse Norman approved almost £55m of government funding to support to scheme, which will halve peak journey times along...
Robo-builder vests trialled on utilities jobs
Workers at Morrison Utility Services are trialling the use of upper body exoskeletons to make heavy lifting easier. The £5,650-a-time vests are being used on the contractor’s Yorkshire Water sites. The Eksovets have also been trialled by Willmott Dixon on a...
Aecom hires Jacobs chief to head civils
AECOM has headhunted a key director at rival Jacobs, who led teams working on Crossrail and HS2 project, to head up its own civils business. Mark Southwell who has over 30 years experience in the industry, joins as managing director of civil infrastructure for the UK...
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